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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2207 EST on 18/11/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Warrego

044004

BEECHAL

48.0

40.2

05/11/1999

122

1 y

QLD

Warrego

044059

NOORAMA

70.0

64.5

14/11/1969

92

1 y

QLD

Warrego

044064

SPRING CREEK

56.2

42.2

23/11/1947

70

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005084

THEVENARD ISLAND

28.2

28.2

27/11/2007

11

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

43.0

42.8

01/11/2003

13

1 Y


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 01:37EST, 15/05/2012.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT 28.3 +1.2 15.6 +1.8 12.0 0.0 10.6 -- 518 (21.6) 35/07
PERTH AIRPORT 35.7 +9.9 15.8 +3.2 12.7 0.0 10.8 11.8 501 (20.9) 54/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 25.6 +4.8 10.8 0.0 6.3 0.0 7.6 12.5 490 (20.4) 41/07
BUNBURY 29.4 +5.2 14.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 35/20
MANDURAH 27.8 -- 17.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 46/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +0.9 27.5 +2.2 27.2 0.0 7.8 7.6 -- 54/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.7 +4.1 18.4 +0.5 16.5 0.0 13.6 13.0 301 (12.5) 54/12
WHYALLA AERO 28.7 +2.2 17.1 +3.2 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 300 (12.5) 46/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.8 +8.7 17.3 +3.3 13.4 0.0 9.8 11.2 220 ( 9.2) 30/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.2 +2.8 11.6 +3.2 7.0 0.2 5.6 11.0 321 (13.4) 43/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.1 +2.7 20.2 -1.2 18.5 0.0 11.2 12.7 322 (13.4) 46/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.2 -0.4 22.3 0.0 19.9 0.2 5.2 3.7 239 (10.0) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.6 -2.2 21.3 -1.6 19.6 80.0 -- 4.1 562 (23.4) 55/03
MACKAY M.O 28.7 -0.5 23.4 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- 11.6 389 (16.2) 34/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 -1.7 19.6 +0.1 19.1 0.0 7.4 -- 335 (14.0) 34/16
BUNDABERG AERO 28.0 -0.3 19.0 +0.1 -- 5.8 8.2 -- 417 (17.4) 39/14
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 -1.0 16.4 +0.1 -- 0.4 4.8 -- 103 ( 4.3) 28/12
COOLANGATTA 26.5 +0.7 17.9 -0.3 -- 6.2 -- -- 283 (11.8) 31/15
BRISBANE AERO 26.9 +0.1 20.4 +2.4 18.6 0.4 6.8 9.8 367 (15.3) 39/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.4 -2.3 15.4 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 619 (25.8) 37/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.2 +0.9 17.1 +2.1 12.9 0.0 8.6 -- 225 ( 9.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.0 -0.9 17.5 +1.4 17.5 10.4 5.2 7.0 278 (11.6) 28/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.9 +1.0 15.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.3 -0.1 13.8 -0.5 13.0 0.0 7.0 11.1 268 (11.2) 34/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.4 +0.3 15.8 +2.7 -- 9.8 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 21/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.6 +2.5 12.2 +3.1 9.8 0.0 4.0 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.4 0.0 17.9 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.9 +2.9 17.4 +2.1 17.8 0.6 3.6 11.6 510 (21.3) 35/17
RICHMOND RAAF 28.1 +1.5 17.2 +3.3 -- 6.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 23.7 +1.6 17.5 +1.9 -- 4.4 -- -- 403 (16.8) 22/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 28.0 +5.3 12.9 +4.1 10.6 0.0 4.4 10.7 289 (12.0) 52/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.4 +3.7 18.0 +7.3 16.6 0.0 9.0 7.1 -- 48/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.7 +1.7 19.4 +7.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 31/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.2 +5.8 17.6 +5.1 16.3 0.0 9.2 9.9 269 (11.2) 61/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.9 -2.7 17.2 +7.1 -- 8.4 7.4 -- 307 (12.8) 46/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.4 +1.2 17.7 +8.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 46/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 29.9 +8.0 18.1 +6.9 16.3 0.0 6.0 -- 159 ( 6.6) 28/07
GEELONG AIRPORT 28.5 +7.5 13.7 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 43/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.1 +7.5 17.0 +9.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 48/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 28.5 +8.1 10.3 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 37/12
HOBART AIRPORT 20.7 +1.7 11.9 +2.7 7.7 0.0 7.0 8.5 398 (16.6) 55/14
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

44.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
44.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
44.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.8 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA

+10.2 : 35.0 HORSHAM POLKEMMET RD Wimmera S VIC
+10.0 : 43.8 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+9.9 : 37.6 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+9.9 : 35.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+9.8 : 36.8 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA

29.2 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
29.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
28.8 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL

+10.9 : 19.6 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+10.5 : 19.4 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+9.5 : 18.0 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
+9.5 : 20.8 KERANG Lower North VIC
+9.3 : 18.7 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+9.3 : 18.4 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

12.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
14.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
14.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-9.8 : 23.0 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
-9.3 : 23.5 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
-8.0 : 24.4 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
-7.5 : 26.2 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-6.3 : 26.2 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-6.3 : 26.4 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD

1.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
4.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-3.5 : 18.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-3.0 : 21.1 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
-2.9 : 15.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-2.8 : 21.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-2.8 : 9.0 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
105.0 ROLLINGSTONE N Coast--Herbert QLD
96.4 YABULU QLD NICKEL N Coast--Herbert QLD
91.0 PALM ISLAND WATER TREAT N Coast--Herbert QLD
80.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
78.0 ORPHEUS ISLAND RESORT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
63.4 WEIPA EASTERN AVE
N Coast--Herbert
105.0 ROLLINGSTONE
96.4 YABULU QLD NICKEL
91.0 PALM ISLAND WATER TREAT
80.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO
78.0 ORPHEUS ISLAND RESORT
55.0 OONOONBA
Central Highlands
59.0 AVIEMORE
50.0 SAPPHIRE POST OFFICE
50.0 CAIRO
Warrego
70.0 NOORAMA
62.0 FERNLEE
56.2 SPRING CREEK

14.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
12.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

4.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
3.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
3.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.4 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

1070 (44.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1063 (44.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
922 (38.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
820 (34.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
810 (33.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
774 (32.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
758 (31.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
694 (28.9) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
676 (28.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
670 (27.9) LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
668 (27.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
667 (27.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
654 (27.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
647 (27.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
642 (26.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
640 (26.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
619 (25.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
615 (25.6) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
614 (25.6) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
603 (25.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
602 (25.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
96/19 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
89/14 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
80/16 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
78/16 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
74/16 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
CURTIN AERO
17.4mm in 24 min to 20:00 43.5mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 20.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BRADSHAW
33.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 11.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
INNISFAIL
34.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
16.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
TOWNSVILLE AERO
15.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 15.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h
6.4mm in 7 min to 03:07 54.9mm/h
7.8mm in 23 min to 03:30 20.3mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 23.8mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 21.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 14.0mm/h
10.0mm in 30 min to 05:00 20.0mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 17.2mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 15.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.8mm/h
49.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 16.3mm/h
LUCINDA POINT
15.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 15.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
Central Coast E
WOOLSHED
11.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h
Warrego
CHARLEVILLE AERO
12.2mm in 30 min to 18:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.2mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
COBAR MO
17.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 17.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.4mm/h
COBAR AIRPORT AWS
13.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
SW Slopes S
WAGGA WAGGA AMO
14.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.2mm/h
Riverina E
DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper North
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
10.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.4mm/h
OMEO COMPARISON
30.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
OMEO
12.8mm in 30 min to 13:00 25.6mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.2mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 17.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.2mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.7mm/h
E Gippsland
MALLACOOTA
29.6mm in 30 min to 14:00 59.2mm/h
38.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 38.2mm/h
29.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 29.8mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 13.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO : 80( 50/ 69 ) at 17:32
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 78(240/ 69 ) at 17:59